Rally Sweden 2020
| Racing data | |
|---|---|
| 2nd of 13 races of the 2020 World Rally Championship | |
| Surname: | Rally Sweden |
| Date: | 13-16 February 2020 |
| Begin: | Karlstad |
| Exams: | 19 tests over 300.84 km |
| Distance: | 1328.24 km |
| Covering: | ice and snow |
| Podium | |
| First: |
 Elfyn Evans Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
| Second: |
 Ott Tanak Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team
|
| Third: |
 Kalle Rovanperä Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
The 68th Rally Sweden was held from 13 to 16 February 2020 and was the second of 15 planned FIA - World Cup races 2020 . A total of 19 special stages on snow and ice were planned. After mild temperatures, the organizer was forced to shorten the program to 171.64 kilometers with 11 special stages. In the end, only nine special stages were run.
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Reports
Day 1 (Thursday, February 13th)
The Rally Sweden traditionally started on Thursday with a shakedown as a training session. The race covered 7.21 kilometers in Torsby , where Kalle Rovanperä set the fastest time in a special stage for the first time in his career. The first regular special stage should start in Karlstad in the evening . However, this was converted into another training unit, there was no rating for the classification. Jari-Matti Latvala won the 1.9 kilometer sprint .
Day 2 (Friday, February 14th)
On Friday the first special stages were on the program. Due to the mild temperatures, only four instead of seven special stages were driven in the Norwegian-Swedish border area. Elfyn Evans won the first special stage of the day. Ott Tänak won the second section . Jari-Matti Latvala made a spin and lost 40 seconds on top. Latvala ran into technical problems with his privately financed Toyota Yaris WRC and did not compete in the final sprint in Torsby . Ott Tänak took victory there with a 0.2 second lead over Elfyn Evans. Elfyn Evans won the second and fourth special stages of the day and took the lead in the overall standings from Kalle Rovanperä .
3rd day (Saturday, February 15th)
The originally planned tests at Torntorp , Hagfors and Vargåsen including the famous Colin´s Crest jump fell victim to the mild temperatures. Instead, the second part originally planned for the day before was held. Elfyn Evans dominated the day and won three of four special stages. Only Thierry Neuville could win the final sprint. In the evening Evans was in front of Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier , who was only 0.5 seconds ahead of Kalle Rovanperä .
4th day (Sunday, February 16)
On the last day of the race, they only drove the final 21.29 kilometer special stage as a power stage. Kalle Rovanperä won the special stage and secured third place in the overall standings in front of his team mate Sébastien Ogier , who was third. Thierry Neuville finished the Power Stage as the best Hyundai driver in second place. In the overall standings Neuville came in sixth, while his teammate Ott Tänak came in second.
Classifications
Bottom line
| rank | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | World Championship points + power stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||||||
| 1 |
Elfyn Evans
|
Scott Martin
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 1: 11: 43.1 | 25th | |||||
| 2 |
Ott Tanak
|
Martin Järveoja
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1: 11: 55.8 | 0: 12.7 | 18 + 2 | ||||
| 3 |
Kalle Rovanperä
|
Jonne Halttunen
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 1: 12: 03.3 | 0: 20.2 | 15 + 5 | ||||
| 4th |
 Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
|
Toyota Yaris WRC | 1: 12: 06.7 | 0: 23.6 | 12 + 3 | ||||
| 5 |
Esapekka Lappi
|
Janne Ferm
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 1: 12: 15.5 | 0: 32.4 | 10 + 1 | ||||
| 6th |
 Thierry Neuville
|
Nicolas Gilsoul
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1: 12: 16.9 | 0: 33.8 | 8 + 4 | ||||
| 7th |
 Craig Breen
|
Paul Nagle
|
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1: 12: 44.0 | 1: 00.9 | 6th | ||||
| 8th |
Teemu Suninen
|
Jarmo Lehtinen
|
Ford Fiesta WRC | 1: 13: 07.6 | 1: 24.5 | 4th | ||||
| WRC2 | ||||||||||
| 1 (12) |
 Mads Ostberg
|
Torstein Eriksen
|
Citroen C3 | 1: 15: 53.1 | 25th | |||||
| 2 (13) |
Ole Christian Veiby
|
Jonas Andersson
|
Hyundai NG i20 | 1: 16: 16.5 | 0: 23.4 | 18th | ||||
| 3 (15) |
 Pontus Tidemand
|
Patrick Barth
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 16: 30.8 | 0: 37.7 | 15th | ||||
| 4 (18) |
Adrien Fourmau
|
Renaud Jamou
|
Ford Fiesta R5 MkII | 1: 18: 59.6 | 3: 06.5 | 12 | ||||
| 5 (19) |
Rhys Yates
|
James Morgan
|
Ford Fiesta R5 MkII | 1: 19: 07.3 | 3: 14.2 | 10 | ||||
| 6 (21) |
 Nikolay Gryazin
|
Yaroslav Fedorov
|
Hyundai NG i20 | 1: 20: 03.7 | 4: 10.6 | 8th | ||||
| WRC3 | ||||||||||
| 1 (10) |
Jari Huttunen
|
Mikko Lukka
|
Hyundai NG i20 | 1: 15: 46.1 | 25th | |||||
| 2 (11) |
Emil Lindholm
|
Mikael Korhonen
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 15: 51.1 | 0: 05.0 | 18th | ||||
| 3 (14) |
Johan Kristoffersson
|
Stig rune Skjærmoen
|
Volkswagen Polo GTI | 1: 16: 17.4 | 0: 31.3 | 15th | ||||
| 4 (16) |
Eerik Pietarines
|
Miikka Anttila
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 16: 58.3 | 1: 12.2 | 12 | ||||
| 5 (17) |
Oliver Solberg
|
Aaron Johnston
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 18: 09.3 | 2: 23.2 | 10 | ||||
| 6 (20) |
 Filip Mares
|
Jan Hlousek
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 19: 28.0 | 3: 41.9 | 8th | ||||
| 7 (22) |
Raul Jeets
|
Andrus Toom
|
Skoda Fabia Evo | 1: 20: 23.3 | 4: 37.2 | 6th | ||||
| 8 (24) |
 Michal Solowow
|
Maciek Baran
|
Skoda Fabia | 1: 22: 06.0 | 6: 19.9 | 4th | ||||
| 9 (35) |
Joakim Roman
|
Alexander Glavsjö
|
Skoda Fabia | 1: 27: 06.1 | 11: 20.0 | 2 | ||||
Source:
Special stages
| Day | WP | Surname | length | Driver / passenger | No | dare | time | Ø km / h | leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Feb 13) | WP1 | Karlstad SSS 1 | 1.9 km | called off | |||||
| Day 2 (Feb 14) | WP2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
33 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9: 43.9 | 131.1 |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
| WP3 | Finnskogen 1 | 20.68 km |
Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja
|
8th | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10: 13.4 | 121.4 | ||
| WP4 | Nyckelvattnet 1 | 18.94 km |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
33 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9: 02.9 | 125.6 | ||
| WP8 | Torsby Sprint 1st | 2.80 km |
Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja
|
8th | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1: 42.4 | 98.4 | ||
| 3rd day (15th Feb) | WP5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
33 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9: 25.4 | 135.4 |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
| WP6 | Finnskogen 2 | 20.68 km |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
33 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9: 53.7 | 125.4 | ||
| WP7 | Nyckelvattnet 2 | 18.94 km |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
33 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8: 53.1 | 127.9 | ||
| WP16 | Torsby Sprint 2 | 2.80 km |
Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul
|
11 | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1: 42.4 | 98.4 | ||
| Day 4 (Feb 16) | WP17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | called off | |||||
| WP18 | Likenäs 2 (power stage) | 21.19 km |
Kalle Rovanperä
|
69 | Toyota Yaris WRC | 21.19 | 116.4 |
Elfyn Evans Scott Martin
|
|
Source:
Driver ranking after the rally
The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the five fastest drivers in the WRC each receive 5-4-3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.
| Item | driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E. Evans
|
42 |
| 2 |
T. Neuville
|
42 |
| 3 |
S. Ogier
|
37 |
| 4th |
K. Rovanperä
|
30th |
| 5 |
E. Lappi
|
24 |
| 6th |
O. Tanak
|
20th |
| 7th |
T. Suninen
|
11 |
| 8th |
S. Loeb
|
8th |
| 9 |
T. Katsuta
|
8th |
| 10 |
C. Breen
|
6th |
| 11 |
E. Camilli
|
2 |
| 12 |
M. Ostberg
|
1 |
| 13 |
J. Huttunen
|
1 |
| 14th |
G. Greensmith
|
0 |
| 15th |
J. Latvala
|
0 |
Web links
- Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/
- Official Site Rallye Monte Carlo http://acm.mc/
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Heimrich: Rally Sweden: information, schedule and starting field. In: Rallye Magazin. February 12, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Heimrich: Rovanperä sets the best time in the unusual shakedown. In: Rallye Magazin. February 13, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Markus Lüttgens, Stephen Brunsdon: WRC Rally Sweden 2020: Elfyn Evans leads in front of Ott Tänak. In: motorsport-total.com. February 14, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Heimrich: Rally Sweden after SS8 - Evans pulls away - Further test canceled. In: Rallye Magazin. February 15, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Final Result. In: FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) . Retrieved March 23, 2020 (English).
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